Category Archives: Picture Frames

I was reminded of a documentary film that followed the making of a Steinway Grand piano from start to finish as this picture frame started to take shape. It came out around 2007 and maybe some of you other woodworkers … Continue reading →

Diane is currently working on a painting that will look better with a more contemporary frame than the molding I had milled at Barger Molding. I always like the challenge of creating my own profile from rough stock plus it … Continue reading →

I can only give you a partial view of this frame for now, it’s been accepted into the Portrait Artists of Arizona show which opens this Friday evening, May 5, 2017. The show is held at the University Club located on … Continue reading →

According to the Merriam Webster dictionary Sgraffito is a form of decoration where the surface is scratched away to reveal another color below it. Its origin is Italian and it’s used extensively on frames. This is the second time I’ve … Continue reading →

I’ve been spending quite a bit of time creating frames for Diane’s work lately. First off, there is an upcoming show that she has two pieces accepted. That show is put on by the Portrait Artists of Arizona of which she is … Continue reading →

If you recall reading one of my recent Blogs work had started on a frame for a recent painting by Diane titled “Almost Summer”. In my mind, I refer to this painting as the Studebaker Girl because she had the model posed … Continue reading →

You can do the math but my earliest recollections of working with wood go all the way back to elementary school in the 50’s when I made a tug boat out of a piece of balsa wood. Also remember my … Continue reading →